Inside San Francisco (May 3rd, 2019)

On Saturday expect cloudy skies, with a high/low of 60/51. On Sunday, expect more clouds to roll in, with a high/low of 60/53.

1. California assembly members have approved SF's Lombard Street toll plan. Assembly Bill 1605 51-18 would require people who want to drive down the street's twistiest stretch to make a reservation and pay a fee of up to $10 for the privilege, to manage the two million visitors who pack the spot per year. As state laws prohibit local agencies from imposing charges to use city roads, the plan must now be approved by the state Senate and be signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. If it clears both those hurdles, it could be enacted in SF as soon as early 2020. - KRON 4

2. A new slew of Hamilton tickets will go on sale Friday morning. Producers announced Thursday that the sold-out show would extend its San Francisco run for 17 more weeks, and will now continue through January 5, 2020. Tickets for the new stint, which begins on September 9, will be released at 10 a.m. PT Friday, and can be purchased online via this link, by phone at 888-746-1799, or the Orpheum Theatre's box office (1192 Market Street). Prices for seats begin at $95 and go up to $403, but organizers say that the $10 lottery system will remain in effect for the new round of performances. - SFIST

4. Santa Clara wants to block the SF 49ers from managing Levi's Stadium. Sometimes I wonder if the Niners regret leaving the city for a Great America parking lot that's over 40 miles from the city and is named after a pair of pants. What I don't wonder about is any regret on the part of Santa Clara, which has hit the team with rent increases, a curfew, and gripes over opaque accounting. Now Mayor Lisa Gillmor is saying that the team has underpaid workers at the facility, and does "not have the experience to manage the stadium.” Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the team says that the promised prohibition against contracts "is not her first threat, and I imagine not her last." Sorry, guys, there's no going back to Candlestick. - EAST BAY TIMES

To Do This Weekend: Take In A Controversial Mural

By Eve Batey

You've likely heard all about the murals at San Francisco's George Washington High School, which has recently spurred community discussion over their appropriateness in a school setting. Painted at the school in 1936, the work is called "Life of Washington," and shows white colonizers stepping over the corpse of a Native American, as well as a depiction of enslaved African Americans. Since the early days of the civil rights movement, groups have protested the images and a discussion about their continued existence has recently heated up, with Supervisor Matt Haney saying: "You shouldn't have to look up and see depictions of your ancestors either being killed or enslaved, that's not the kind of supportive school environment that all of our children and their families deserve."

If you wanted to see the murals to judge for yourself, however, you've been kind of stuck, as your only option is to rely on photos posted online - just showing up at the school is a questionable (at best) act for an adult. But on Saturday, May 4, the SFUSD is throwing Wash's doors open at 10 a.m. to let you check the artwork out. Visitors are asked to enter at the doors at 600 32nd Avenue, and to arrive before noon.

5. If you've been curious about what it's like inside a Homeless Navigation Center, here's your chance to take a look. Reporter Jonathan Bloom took a tour of the Division Circle Center, which includes sleep areas for couples and spots for pets. - NBC BAY AREA

6. Mark Zuckerberg has quietly assembled a mega-compound in South Lake Tahoe. How quiet, you might ask? Well, "the deals were kept under wraps through the use of a limited liability company, a high-end wealth manager and a series of nondisclosure agreements, which even required that listing pictures of the homes be removed from the internet." - WALL STREET JOURNAL

7. The new owner of the Sunset's famous "Mondrian house" is reportedly planning on covering over its beloved facade. An anonymous source says that the buyer is currently soliciting bids from painters, “in order to avoid people stopping and gawking at the house." - SOCKETSITE

8. A 77-year-old woman who was struck by a driver at Sutter and Divisadero Streets has died. Galina Alterman has the green light and was in a crosswalk when the driver of a San Francisco Toyota Dealership truck turned into her at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, making her the 12th pedestrian to die in SF this year. - SF WEEKLY

9. SF's Historic Preservation Commission has agreed to a proposal to declare the Castro an LGBTQ Cultural District. The plan now moves to the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee, and (if it passes there) to the full Board. - SF EXAMINER

4. Santa Clara wants to block the SF 49ers from managing Levi's Stadium. Sometimes I wonder if the Niners regret leaving the city for a Great America parking lot that's over 40 miles from the city and is named after a pair of pants. What I don't wonder about is any regret on the part of Santa Clara, which has hit the team with rent increases, a curfew, and gripes over opaque accounting. Now Mayor Lisa Gillmor is saying that the team has underpaid workers at the facility, and does "not have the experience to manage the stadium.” Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the team says that the promised prohibition against contracts "is not her first threat, and I imagine not her last." Sorry, guys, there's no going back to Candlestick. - EAST BAY TIMES